Collapsible sled.



J. M. EVANS.

GOLLAPSIBLE $LBD.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 5, 1911.

1,030,170; Patented June 18,1912.

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JAMES M. EVANS, OF'WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT.

GOLLAPSIBLE SLED.

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES M. EvAns,citizen of the United States,residing at Westport, Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Collapsible Sleds, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is designed to provide a collapsible sled of simpleconstruction providing for the folding of the runner sections towardeach other, so as to be practically in contact'centrally of the body ofthe sled, the seat being provided with a centralsection above theposition of the runner sections when folded, and having outside hingedsections adapted to fold down alongside of the runner sections and thuscollapse the entire sled into a very small compass.

In the accompanying drawing Figure -1 is a view showing a bottom planwith the parts extended; Fig. 2 is a like view with the runner sectionspartially collapsed; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section; Fig. 4is a section taken through the portion inclicatecl by the line 4& inFig. 3, but with, as shown, the folded position of the sled in fulllines, and the extended position of the parts in dotted lines. Fig. 5shows a detail.

In this drawing, the seat is shown as composed of a central stationarysection A, and hinged to this are sections a, a, capable of being foldedcollapsed. The runner sections comprise the runners 6 made up of angleiron, vertical posts 0, braces (Z at front and rear, and alongitudinally extending connecting bar 6 running from end to end at thetop of the runner section,supported by it and the posts and braces. Asshown, this bar 6 extends horizontally from its connection with theupper end of the runner section at the point f'to the beginning of theseat at 9, where there is a right angular bend to clear the seat, andthe bar extends rearwardly in a plane beneath the seat. The posts 0 maybe made separate, but I prefer, as shown, to have the posts for eachrunner section made in one piece, and connected by a horizontalextension it located just above the plate 6, and fitting grooves c inthe under face of the sect-ions a.

The runner sections are connected together by links 75, four in numberbeing preferably used, and these links are pivoted to the posts 0 attheir outer ends, and at their inner ends they are .pivotally connectedto a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 5, 1911.

and this lever is down when the sled is to be' Patented June 18, 1912.Serial No. 631,339.

support 70, one of these supports being provided at the front of thesection A and an other at the rear of the section. These links permitthe runner sections to swing inwardly very close to each other. In orderto hold the runner sections extended, I provide levers m, these leversconsisting of curved bars having their lower ends pivoted to the posts 0at the base thereof, and from thence they curve inwardly and upwardly,being pivoted to a post a passing through the levers centrally andsupported at is, while the extreme outer and upper ends of the levers inthe extended position of the sled engage hooks 0 shown in Fig. 5extending from the lower faces of the hinged sections of the seat a, c.There are four of these levers and four of the catches. The catch ismade as shown in Fig. 5, so as to prevent accidental detachment of thelever, under a sufficient tension to keep the parts from displacement.When the sled is collapsed, and the hinged parts a, a, are folded in, awire loop 79 may be used to hold the parts in their folded position byengaging the adjacent latches on the parts a, a, or the parts may beheld together in any suitable manner.

It will be observed in Fig. 4 that when the runners are together as infull lines they assume a very compact position, but when they are intheir full outward position they are inclined as shown in dotted lines,and this adds very materially to the bracing effect of the parts. Thisis accomplished by reason of the fact that the support 76 hasindependent pivots for the links 2' and levers m. The posts supportingthe levers m are slightly in rear of the pivots of the links 2' andhence the links and levers describe different arcs, with the resultshown in Fig. 4, that the runners are thrown out at an inclination atthe bottom. This adds very much to the rigidity and strength of the sledand adds to the appearance.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. A collapsible sled comprising a fixed seat section, runner sectionspivotally connected thereto and adapted to be moved bodily inwardlytoward each other, folding seat sections, and means for holding theparts extended, substantially as described.

2. A collapsible sled comprising a fixed seat section, folding seatsections hinged thereto, laterally movable runner sections connectedwith said fixed seat section and bodily movable laterally thereofindependently of the folding seat sections, and means for inclining therunner sections outwardly when in their unfolded position, substantiallyas described.

3. A collapsible sled comprising a fixed seat section, folding seatsections hinged to the opposite sides thereof, runner sections havingparallel link connections with said fixed seat section whereby they arecapable of being moved bodily laterally into a position in proximity toeach other, operating levers pivotally connected with the seat sections,and also connected to the runner sections, and means for locking saidlevers When the runner sections are in their outer positions,substantially as described.

4. A collapsible sled comprising a fixed seat section, folding seatsections hinged thereto, runner sections, pairs of links hinged at theirouter ends to the upper parts of the runner sections, a pivotalconnection between the opposite ends of each pair of links and the seatsection, a pair of levers pivotally connected to the seat section at apoint in rear of the pivotal connection of one of the pairs of linksthereto, said levers having downwardly curved portions pivotallyconnected to the lower portion of the runner sections, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES M. EVANS. \Vitnesses:

BENT M. STAHL, EWD. L. ToLsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

